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- The faithful are encouraged to trust in God's timing and deliverance, symbolized by a metaphor of a woman giving birth without pain. Just as the birth of a nation is usually preceded by labor pains, God will establish Jerusalem swiftly and peacefully.
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The faithful are encouraged to trust in God's timing and deliverance, symbolized by a metaphor of a woman giving birth without pain. Just as the birth of a nation is usually preceded by labor pains, God will establish Jerusalem swiftly and peacefully.
- 1 Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised. 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.
- 6 Sarah said, 'God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.' 7 And she added, 'Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children?
- 8 The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast. 9 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking, 10 and she said to Abraham, 'Get rid of that slave woman and her son, for that woman's son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.'
- 11 The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son. 12 But God said to him, 'Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman.
Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children. 9 “Will I bring the moment of birth, and not give delivery?” says Adonai. “Will I who cause delivery. shut up the womb?” says your God. Read full chapter.
New International Version. Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children. New Living Translation. Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? Who ever heard of such a thing?
The Birth of Isaac - Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time ...
The Birth of Isaac. Trials, Triumphs and Treaties: The Journeys of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Ishmael. This chapter exemplifies how God's promises interweave with human action, culminating in blessings even amidst hardship.
Has a nation ever been born in a single day? Has a country ever come forth in a mere moment? But by the time Jerusalem’s birth pains begin, her children will be born.
